What does Sector mean?
Definitions for Sector
ˈsɛk tərsec·tor
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Princeton's WordNet
sectornoun
a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle
sectornoun
a social group that forms part of the society or the economy
"the public sector"
sector, spherenoun
a particular aspect of life or activity
"he was helpless in an important sector of his life"
sectornoun
the minimum track length that can be assigned to store information; unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes
sectornoun
a portion of a military position
sectornoun
measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged at one end
Wiktionary
sectornoun
section
sectornoun
zone (designated area)
sectornoun
A part of a circle, extending to the center.
sectornoun
a fixed-sized unit (traditionally 512 bytes) of sequential data stored on a track of a digital medium (compare to block)
sectornoun
An area designated by boundaries within which a unit operates, and for which it is responsible.
sectornoun
One of the subdivisions of a coastal frontier.
sectornoun
a fictional region of space designated for navigational or governance purposes; for instance, W:Sector (Star Trek), W:List of Star Wars sectors
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Sectornoun
In geometry. Sector is an instrument made of wood or metal, with a joint, and sometimes a piece to turn out to make a true square, with lines of sines, tangents, secants, equal parts, rhumbs, polygons, hours, latitudes, metals and solids. It is generally useful in all the practical parts of the mathematicks, and particularly contrived for navigation, surveying, astronomy, dialling, and projection of the sphere. All the lines of the sector can be accommodated to any radius, which is done by taking off all divisions parallelwise, and not lengthwise; the ground of which practice is this, that parallels to the base of any plain triangle, bear the same proportion to it as the parts of the legs above the parallel do to the whole legs. John Harris
Etymology: secteur, French.
ChatGPT
sector
A sector is a distinct subset of a market, economy, industry, or society, whose components share similar characteristics and interests. This term can be used in various contexts such as economy (government, private, or public sector), mathematics (portion of a circle), computer storage (a portion of a storage device), and many others. The underlying concept is division or categorization based on different properties or characteristics.
Webster Dictionary
Sectornoun
a part of a circle comprehended between two radii and the included arc
Sectornoun
a mathematical instrument, consisting of two rulers connected at one end by a joint, each arm marked with several scales, as of equal parts, chords, sines, tangents, etc., one scale of each kind on each arm, and all on lines radiating from the common center of motion. The sector is used for plotting, etc., to any scale
Sectornoun
an astronomical instrument, the limb of which embraces a small portion only of a circle, used for measuring differences of declination too great for the compass of a micrometer. When it is used for measuring zenith distances of stars, it is called a zenith sector
Etymology: [L., properly, a cutter, fr. secare, sectum, to cut: cf. F. secteur. See Section.]
Wikidata
Sector
Sector is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is located along the west bank of the South Branch Potomac River on Fleming-Sector Road across from Glebe. Sector grew in importance as a result of its operation of a post office and station on the South Branch Valley Railroad in the early 20th century. On the railroad, it was known as Glebe Station because it served Glebe across the South Branch. A suspension bridge once connected the two communities via Fleming-Sector Road, but it was demolished after a succession of serious floods, most recently in the late 1930s or early 1940s and has not been rebuilt since.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Sector
sek′tur, n. that which cuts: that which is cut off: a portion of the circle between two radii and the intercepted arc: a mathematical instrument for finding a fourth proportional: an astronomical instrument: (mech.) a toothed gear, the face of which is the arc of a circle.—adjs. Sec′toral; Sectō′rial, adapted or intended for cutting.—n. a scissor-tooth. [L. sector—secāre, to cut.]
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
sector
1. An area designated by boundaries within which a unit operates, and for which it is responsible. 2. One of the subdivisions of a coastal frontier. See also area of influence; zone of action.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
sector
See DIP-SECTOR.
Editors Contribution
sector
A particular facet of society.
The various sectors were very efficient and effective working in unity with each other.
Submitted by MaryC on March 1, 2020
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Sector' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1188
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Sector' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1209
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Sector' in Nouns Frequency: #401
Anagrams for Sector »
corset
coster
escort
rectos
scoter
scrote
Tresco
cortes
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Sector in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Sector in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of Sector in a Sentence
By concentrating on the private sector we are seeking to actively contribute to the reform and recovery of the country’s economy.
The oil sector has long structural tailwinds behind it, there is a supply shortage, so there is still a bull case.
The overall impact (of the October 2019 taxes and those decided on last night) will be over one billion euros for the entire wine and spirits sector, this is a real sledgehammer blow in a fight which has nothing to do with us.
We are in the midst of what is an embryonic resource sector recovery, it's still early days, of course.
This isn't a perfect agreement; it still has room for improvement. But it is well on its way to getting there, it's going to take a few years to begin to reverse the bad and the evil that was done by NAFTA, the harm that was done to our economy and to the manufacturing sector.
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- sectorArabic
- výseč, sektorCzech
- τομέαςGreek
- sektoroEsperanto
- sectorSpanish
- lohko, vyöhyke, sektoriFinnish
- secteurFrench
- क्षेत्रHindi
- settoreItalian
- セクタJapanese
- sektoriusLithuanian
- wycinek, sektorPolish
- setorPortuguese
- sectorRomanian
- зона, сектор, областьRussian
- cirkelsektor, sektorSwedish
- sektaSwahili
- شعبہUrdu
- khu vựcVietnamese
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